Issac Lee Wells v. State

Opinion issued August 31, 2018
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-18-00558-CR
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ISSAC LEE WELLS, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 119th District Court
Tom Green County, Texas
Trial Court Case No. B-17-0698-SB
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This is an attempted appeal from a conviction for two counts of harassment
of a public servant. The trial court imposed appellant’s sentence on February 27,
2018. The trial court certified that this was not a plea-bargain case and that appellant
had the right to appeal. Appellant timely filed a motion for new trial on March 16,
2018, but he did not file a notice of appeal until June 14, 2018. This was too late.
In criminal cases in which a party timely files a motion for new trial, the
appellant must file a notice of appeal “within 90 days after the day sentence is
imposed.” TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a)(2). Thus, the deadline for filing the notice of
appeal here was May 29, 2018. Appellant filed his notice of appeal on June 14, 2018.
Thus, his notice of appeal was not timely filed. Without a timely-filed notice of
appeal, we lack jurisdiction. See Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 523 (Tex. Crim.
App. 1996).
Rule 26.3 permits an appellate court to extend the time to file the notice of
appeal if appellant files a motion for extension of time within 15 days of the deadline
for filing the notice of appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.3. Although appellant stated
that he intended to file a motion for extension of time, this record contains no such
motion, and no motion for extension may be implied in criminal cases. See Lair v.
State, 321 S.W.3d 158, 159 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2010, pet. ref’d) (citing
Olivo, 918 S.W.2d at 523).
Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. We dismiss any
pending motions as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Brown and Caughey.
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Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
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